Granby's Green Acres 50-07-17 (3) Granby Discovers Electricity

Summary

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Granby's Green Acres 50-07-17 (3) "Granby Discovers Electricity"

Podcast: Harold's Old Time Radio
Episode Date: January 10, 2026
Original Air Date: July 17, 1950
Series: Granby's Green Acres
Episode Title: "Granby Discovers Electricity"

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Episode Overview

This episode of Granby's Green Acres, presented by Harold's Old Time Radio, transports listeners to a simpler time on the farm as John Granby, a stubborn but well-meaning city transplant, contends with his family's desire for modern conveniences—specifically, electricity. The story humorously explores Granby's resistance, the family's persistent (and witty) pleas, and his eventual concession, all delivered with classic sitcom-style banter and situational gags characteristic of Golden Age radio.

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Key Discussion Points & Plot Breakdown

1. Opening Scene: The Battery Problem

• Setting: Granby farmhouse, quiet Sunday afternoon.
• Conflict Introduced: John Granby tries to listen to a baseball game on a weak portable radio battery while his daughter Janice and wife Martha chime in.
  • Notable Quote:
    Janice: "Oh, I'll write you a letter." [02:31]
    John: "Janice, I won't stand for that disrespect." [02:32]
• Comic Banter: Classic misunderstandings and playful sarcasm as John tries to follow the game.
  • John: "Which twin has the Tony? Who cares? Who's got the Tony? Which team's got the score?" [03:37]

2. The Push for Electricity

• Main Family Debate: Radio battery dies right at a crucial moment in the game, prompting Martha and Janice to urge John to install electricity.
  • Martha: "If you weren't so stubborn about putting in electricity, you wouldn't have to depend on a battery." [07:23]
  • John: "We're not going to put any improvements into this farm until we can afford it." [07:28]
  • Martha: "Electricity would make Mother's work a lot easier. Why, we've got half the barn piled up with electrical appliances that we brought from the city...and what good are they?” [08:42]
• Running Gag: John continually justifies the lack of electricity, while the family points out its necessity for work and comfort.

3. The Dilemma: Cow vs. Electricity

• Ultimatum: Martha demands John choose between selling the cow to afford electricity or having her leave.
  • Martha: "Either that cow goes or I go." [10:40]
  • John (flustered): "Why, selling that cow would be like selling your mother...Well, what I meant was..." [10:14]
• Humorous Logic: John values both the cow and family traditions, complicating a straightforward solution.

4. Consulting the Neighbor: Mr. Kimball

• Meet Mr. Kimball: Granby visits the eccentric neighbor to propose selling the cow and discovers Kimball’s farm is fully electrified.
  • Kimball (about his memory): "I never forget a name, Mister. It's my hobby. Been a bill in my memory for years." [16:44]
  • Kimball demonstrates: Milking machines and other modern conveniences run by electricity.
  • John: "I'm going to put electricity in my farm and that's why I came over to..." [17:58]
• Comedic Mishaps: John fumbles with Kimball’s electric milking machine and gets confused by simple directions—highlighting his city roots.

5. DIY Wiring (with Predictable Hiccups)

• Granby’s Attempt: Instead of selling the cow, John buys a milking machine and electrical supplies, deciding to wire the house himself.
  • Janice (dryly): “I just want to keep the motor warmed up so I can make a fast getaway when I have to get the doctor.” [20:53]
  • Martha: "Dad, you could have paid an electrician to do the wiring if you'd sold the cow and not bought that milking machine." [20:07]
  • John (confidently): "With this book, any moron can do it, so why can't I?" [20:40]
  • Martha: "Yes, but you didn't for five months." (referring to a previous accident with the TV antenna) [21:21]
• Physical Comedy: John gets the milking machine’s nozzles stuck on his fingers while “practicing” for the cow.

6. The Power Company Arrives – and the Bill Shocks Granby

• Electric Company Connects: Power lines are installed, but the charge is a hefty $147.
  • Power Company Rep: "95ft of cable at a dollar a foot plus labor." [25:17]
  • John (refusing): "Take it on the poles. Tear off the line." [25:56]
  • Family’s Realization: There are no alternatives; they must pay or be left powerless.

7. Compromise (with a Touch of Barter)

• Resolution: John finally relents. He borrows the money from Kimball and uses the family’s electrical appliances as collateral.
  • John: "I borrowed it from Mr. Kimball." [29:01]
  • Martha: "Collateral? What have we got that Mr. Kimball would take as collateral?" [29:06]
  • John: "A washing machine, a dishwasher and an iron." [29:11]
• Happy Ending: Family gets their electricity, retains the cow, and humor returns to the household.
  • Martha (gratefully): "Oh, John, we're just lucky that Mr. Kimball is such a nice man." [30:08]

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Comic Parental Banter:
  Martha: "If the cow is so sensitive, why don't you use Jurgen's lotion?"
  John: "For your information, I did." [09:13]

• Memorable Gag:
  John (about trying to milk the cow):
  "You ain't going to get any milk from there."
  "Why not?"
  "That's your cow bell." [12:07]

• Classic Rural vs. Modern Tension:
  John: "Electricity is just what we need. And when we got ours, things are going to be a lot easier around here." [19:08]

• On DIY Confidence:
  John: “With this book, any moron can do it, so why can't I?” [20:40]
  Janice: “If you're so handy, why do you need a milking machine?” [20:17]

• Resolution & Good-Natured Irony:
  John: "We’ve got our electricity, we still have the cow, and there’s your washing machine." [30:05]

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Important Timestamps

• 00:31–01:59: Opening setup; the Granby family dynamic & John's stubbornness
• 03:05–06:57: Baseball game confusion and dead battery moment
• 07:23–10:50: First major electricity argument; Martha's ultimatum
• 16:44–19:19: Visit to Mr. Kimball’s farm; the allure of electricity and modern farming
• 20:04–21:43: DIY home wiring plans and comic mishaps
• 25:17–26:34: Power company installation and the costly bill confrontation
• 28:28–30:11: Emotional resolution, barter with Mr. Kimball, and reclaiming modern conveniences
• 30:11–31:00: Light-hearted family reunion and final gags

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Tone & Style

Warm, witty, and quintessentially mid-20th-century American, with rapid-fire banter, self-deprecating humor, and gentle satire about rural life and modernization. The family’s love, despite the teasing and disagreements, shines throughout, while John’s stubbornness is gently lampooned by his sharp-witted wife and daughter.

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Conclusion

“Granby Discovers Electricity” is a comedic snapshot of a family’s adjustment to country life and their negotiation between tradition and progress. Through mishaps, negotiations, and stubborn pride, the Granbys ultimately embrace modernization—with a little help from their eccentric neighbor and a stroke of lucky barter. Listeners are treated to a classic slice of radio sitcom history, full of warmth, gentle satire, and unforgettable comic exchanges.

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Transcript

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[John Granby]

Granby's Green Acres. I'll bet at one time or another, most city people have said something like this. Someday I'm going to quit my job and buy a farm. Most city people just say it, but John Granby did it. Of course, his family didn't like the idea. But as Mr. Granby explained to his wife Martha, living on a farm is going to be a lot cheaper. Take milk, for example. In the city, it costs 19 cents a bottle. On a farm, you get it from a cow for nothing.

[Martha Granby]

But John, if a cow gives it for nothing, why does it cost so much?

[John Granby]

Because somewhere between the cow and the bottle, someone's pulling a few fast ones. Yes, it's granby's green acre, starring gail gordon. With b. Benedarrett, louise erickson, polly bear and horace mercy. Now Mr. Granby discovers electricity. It's Sunday afternoon at Granby's Green Acres. Quiet covers the Doveville countryside. On the porch of the granby farmhouse sits Ms. Janice Granby. Suddenly the silence is broken. Janice.

[Martha Granby]

What, dad?

[John Granby]

Janice.

[Martha Granby]

What?

[John Granby]

Janice, where's the portable radio?

[Martha Granby]

It's on the dining room table.

[John Granby]

What is his name?

[Martha Granby]

I said it's on the dining room table.

[John Granby]

Where?

[Martha Granby]

On the.

[John Granby]

Never mind. I found it on the dining room table. I'm going to listen to the ball game. You want to come in?

[Martha Granby]

No, thanks.

[John Granby]

What?

[Martha Granby]

No, thanks.

[John Granby]

What did you say?

[Martha Granby]

Oh, nuts.

[John Granby]

Janice, that's no way to talk. Change your mind. Come in.

[Martha Granby]

I will. What? I said I'll come in if I want to hear the game.

[John Granby]

I can't hear you.

[Martha Granby]

Oh, I'll write you a letter.

[John Granby]

Janice, I won't stand for that disrespect.

[Martha Granby]

Sorry, dad.

[John Granby]

Let's leave Janice out on the porch now and go into the parlor of the Granby farmhouse where sits the master of the household, his ear glee glued to the speaker of the portable radio, coming up to bat in the first half of the ninth inning of this crucial game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers. What's the score? We've seen some mighty exciting baseball here today. What's the score? Sir, in both batting and stealing, there have been some wonderful plays made.

[Martha Granby]

Oh, are you listening to the radio, John? Are you listening to the radio, John?

[John Granby]

What do you think I'm doing, Martha?

[Martha Granby]

Well, I was just that I want.

[John Granby]

To hear the score. I don't even know who's at best. Jane Russell.

[Martha Granby]

Jane Russell. John, what kind of a ball game are you listening to?

[John Granby]

Yes, there are many celebrities here in the stands. And now we're ready to start the first half of the ninth inning. What's the score? The score at the end of eight innings is.

[Martha Granby]

John, who's playing?

[John Granby]

Martha? I wanted to hear the score.

[Martha Granby]

John, if you've been listening to the game, you should know what the score is.

[John Granby]

I just turned the radio on. The battery's weak, and I wanted to save it for this last inning. Which twin has the Tony? Who cares? Who's got the Tony? Which team's got the score Now Ruto's coming up. And the score once again at the beginning of the ninth inning is Yankees nothing, Detroit nothing. Did you hear that, Marva? The score is nothing to nothing.

[Martha Granby]

Oh, then you haven't missed anything, dear.

[John Granby]

Mary, be quiet. Rudo's up. I want to hear what's happening. Two out. Two out. How did that happen? Rudo flyed out to center field and Woodling grounded up. Pitcher to park. The next batter is Dio. Come on, Dange. Knock that old apple over the fence. Apple?

[Martha Granby]

I thought they used baseballs.

[John Granby]

Martha, would you please let me listen to the ball?

[Martha Granby]

All right, all right. Can you make it louder? I can't hear it.

[John Granby]

How can anybody hear anything when you're talking all the time?

[Martha Granby]

But can't you turn up the volume?

[John Granby]

I turned it up as far as it'll go. The battery is getting weaker. The. Now, for goodness sakes, be quiet. I want to find out what DiMaggio's going to do.

[Martha Granby]

Who is he? Who is DiMaggio?

[John Granby]

Oh, Mar, be quiet so I can hear. And the bases are loaded. The bases are loaded and there are two outs. Did you hear that, Martha? The bases are loaded and there are two out. It's awful.

[Martha Granby]

Oh, it could be worse. With all those people loaded, it's a wonder there are only two out.

[John Granby]

Martha, would you just speak? Johnson got a bingle and Coleman was safe on a blooper.

[Martha Granby]

John, what's a blooper?

[John Granby]

It's a. It's. Martha, do you know what a pop fly is?

[Martha Granby]

Well, I Think so, dear?

[John Granby]

Well, a blooper is a pop fly that pooped. You understand?

[Martha Granby]

Well, frankly, no.

[John Granby]

For the pitcher. Now, let's see who it is. Martha, I want absolutely.

[Martha Granby]

But John, quiet. What you say, Dad?

[John Granby]

I was talking to your mother.

[Martha Granby]

What you say?

[John Granby]

Nothing.

[Martha Granby]

What?

[John Granby]

Dad, what's your language over the mother? It's going to be Ma mates is going to fat for the pitcher. New hower is set on the mound. Wine. Here's the pitch and it.

[Martha Granby]

John, do you want to eat lunch after the game?

[John Granby]

Martha, you love me, don't you?

[Martha Granby]

Why, certainly I do, dear.

[John Granby]

You're sure? Of course.

[Martha Granby]

Then keep quiet.

[John Granby]

Martha. Sometimes I wonder what you use for a brain. A big goose egg. The count is now three and two. What a spot this is, folks. He yanks it back for the last time in this crucial game. Two outs, the bases are loaded and three balls and two strikes on the batter. Gets his signature. He winds. Here's the pitch. And it hits short left field. Evans fields the ball. DiMaggio is streaking for a long. Here comes the throw to the plate. It's gonna be close. DiMaggio slides and he. Yes, yes. Go on. What's happening to DiMaggio? What's the matter with this darn radio?

[Martha Granby]

John, don't clown on the radio.

[John Granby]

I'm getting something. Why did the battery have to give out now? Of all the times weren't the question.

[Martha Granby]

Your father's blowing off steam. The radio stopped playing. Oh, is that all?

[John Granby]

Is that all? Janice, don't you understand? Why did a crucial moment in the game? The battery died.

[Martha Granby]

Well, we all have to go sometime.

[John Granby]

Janice, I have one day in the week when I can relax and listen to the radio all week long. I'm isolated on this farm. I don't have anyone to listen to but you and your mother. When Sunday comes, I like to hear a human voice. What? I mean, I, I, I like.

[Martha Granby]

It's your own fault. If you weren't so stubborn about putting in electricity, you wouldn't have to depend on a battery.

[John Granby]

Now, Martha, let's not go into that again. I told you, we're not going to put any improvements into this farm until we can afford it.

[Martha Granby]

And when will that be?

[John Granby]

In the fall, when I harvest the crown. This farm has got to pay for itself. Can't you learn to put up with a few hardships?

[Martha Granby]

We are putting up with hardships.

[John Granby]

Name one.

[Martha Granby]

You.

[John Granby]

Now look here, Janice. Yeah?

[Martha Granby]

Let's face it. You're making this a lot more difficult than it should be. That's right, John. Electricity would mean so much to us.

[John Granby]

I can do without it.

[Martha Granby]

Then think of Janice. After all, she's young.

[John Granby]

She.

[Martha Granby]

She might want to do some entertaining, invite some girlfriends or boyfriends here.

[John Granby]

Martha, we had electricity in our apartment in the city. And her boyfriend used come over and sit in the parlor. And all they ever did was turn the lights off.

[Martha Granby]

That was only because we were watching television. And that's another thing, John. Without electricity, we can't have television.

[John Granby]

That alone makes it worthwhile. Martha, I've never heard of sillier reason to have electricity. So Janice can have her boyfriends over.

[Martha Granby]

Look, dad, boyfriends aren't important to me. Besides, I have no boyfriends here. But what about Mother?

[John Granby]

Has she got boyfriends?

[Martha Granby]

Electricity would make Mother's work a lot easier. Why? We've got half the barn piled up with electrical appliances that we brought from the city. A stove, a washing machine, a dishwasher, an ironer. And what good are they? We can't use them.

[John Granby]

Look, if anyone should complain about hard work, it's me.

[Martha Granby]

You've got Ed to do all the real manual labor for you.

[John Granby]

That's why I hired him. I can't afford to let my hands get rough and callous. It might interfere with my other work.

[Martha Granby]

What other work?

[John Granby]

Milking the cow.

[Martha Granby]

Dad. If the cow is so sensitive, why don't you use Jurgen's lotion?

[John Granby]

For your information, I did.

[Martha Granby]

Well, I should have made your hands soft and smooth.

[John Granby]

I didn't put it on my hands.

[Martha Granby]

Dad. You mean you put it on.

[John Granby]

It was just an experiment.

[Martha Granby]

Well, I like that. You'd experiment to make things easier for that cow, but you don't bother about me. Dad, I can't understand why you're so dead set against having electricity put into this farm.

[John Granby]

Janice, do you know how much it would cost to have the house and barn wired? At least $150. And I don't intend to use another penny of our savings on this farm. It has got to pay for itself.

[Martha Granby]

Well, John, if we can't have electricity unless the farm can pay for it, then there's only one thing we can do.

[John Granby]

What's that?

[Martha Granby]

Sell the cow.

[John Granby]

Well, I'm. Tell the sow I'm going to sell the cow.

[Martha Granby]

That's a good idea, dad.

[John Granby]

I'll do no such thing. Why, selling that cow would be like selling your mother. Well, that is. Well, what I meant, Martha, was that that old car means as much to me as you do. I mean. I mean. Well, I mean, it is quite as much as. I mean it flips out.

[Martha Granby]

John, I'm putting my foot down. We're going to have electricity or I'm leaving. Make up your mind. Either that cow goes or I go.

[John Granby]

But Martha, where would you go?

[Martha Granby]

John, do you mean that you keep that cow?

[John Granby]

Oh, I didn't say that. You did. I did not. I'll leave it to Janice. Did I say that?

[Martha Granby]

Yes.

[John Granby]

When I want a Supreme Court's decision, I'll ask for it.

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[Martha Granby]

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[John Granby]

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[Narrator/Announcer]

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[Martha Granby]

John.

[John Granby]

All right, Martha, you win. What you want. Mr. Granby. Get me the milk and tail and the stool. I'm going to milk the cow. Want me to get the Jurgens lotion, too? No. Okay. Bothered and bewildered. E.B. e.B. Do you have to sing? I'm in no mood for it. I'm upset. Why? I've got to sell the cow. Why you gotta sell it? My wife wants me to. She wants to sell it so she can have electricity. Women. E.B. take my advice. Don't get married. Oh, I don't intend to. I like being a bachelor. It has its advantages. And less complicated, too. What do you mean? Well, I can put on my socks from either end. Ev, I have news for you. I'm married and I can do the same thing. Oh, I feel terrible about selling her. Why? This cow has been like a friend to me. Zommer. Human. I know just how you feel, Mr. Granby. I felt the same way about a girl once. She was almost human, too. Well, I better get started. And with the pail, Mr. Granby. You mind if I ask you something? What? As long as you're going to sell the cow, why are you milking it? I'm going to sell her empty. That's the way I bought her and that's the way I'm going to sell her. Now let me get this milking done. You ain't going to get any milk from there. Why not? That's your cow bell. Oh. Oh, here. She must have turned around. Ah, here we are. Take it easy, Bossy. Take it easy. Here we go. Now. She isn't trying. Maybe you better use the Jurgens lotion. Oh, don't be ridiculous. Where's the lotion? Thanks. How about just relax? No. Wow. If I knew everything had come out all right. I don't know what you're so proud of. Well, why shouldn't I be? I'm getting milk. That's jurgens lotion. Oh, Mr. Gry, who are you going to sell the cow to? I don't know. You got any suggestions? Well, why don't you go over and see Will Kimball? You know, besides owning the feed store, he's got a dairy farm. He might be able to use another cow. Say, that's a good idea. We'll take Bossy over there today. Where's Kimball's farm? Across the road from the Williams place. Where's the Williams place? Cross the road from the Kimball farm. I know, but how do you get there? There drive. Of course. But how long will it take? Well, you going to drive the car or me? I am. And it'll take two or three hours. Why should it take so long? Cuz you don't know where it is. Hello there, Ms. Kimble. No. Hello. Can I talk to you for a few minutes? That is, if you're not busy. No, no. Today is Sunday and my feed store is closed. So I'm just sitting here on the porch to keep him cool. Hot, ain't it? Yes. Yes, it is, Mr. Kimball. It's as hot as it was in the summer of O2, though. Now that there sure was a silly. I remember one day the schools told, the banks told and nobody went to work. Even closed the press office. Because of the heat?

[Martha Granby]

No.

[John Granby]

As supposed to July. Yes. Now, Mr. Kimball, I've got a problem. What is it, mister? Mister? The name. Don't tell me. I never forget a name, Mister. It's my hobby. Been a bill in my memory for years. Took a course in memory and training from the. What's the name of that school? Look, the name is Granby. That's it. The Granby Memory School. Granby is my name. Oh, See, in relation to the fellow that runs the Memory School, none. None. Look, Mr. Kibble, I wanted to talk to you about selling you a cow. I have. That reminds me. Will you turn that sweet over there for me, mister? Oh, sure, mister. Oh, sure. My name is not. Oh, forget it. Is this the switch? Yep. Thanks. You just milked my cows. I did what? That switch turned on the milking machine way over in the barn there. Mister. Mister. Oh, really, mister, really, once and for all, the name is Granby. Can't you remember my name? How can I? You keep a change in it. Never mind. You mean you actually milk your cows by electricity? Oh, I run everything around here by electricity. It sure makes farming easy. It certainly does. I'm going to put electricity in my farm and that's why I came over to. Say, you see, in order to do it, I'm going to have to sell my cow. And I thought you might be interested in buying it. Now, I got a pretty good dairy herd now, but I can always use another cow. I reckon maybe we can work something out. Good, good. You know, Mr. Kimball, the way you've got your milking machine hooked up fascinates me. Do you mind if I turn it on again? Not all. Not at all. Go right ahead. Turn it on. Turn it on. Oh. What's the matter?

[Martha Granby]

You got it in reverse.

[John Granby]

Martha. Martha.

[Martha Granby]

John, where have you been?

[John Granby]

I went over to Kimball's farm.

[Martha Granby]

What for?

[John Granby]

Sell him the cow. You should see his farm. Everything is run by electricity. Oh, Martha, I have to admit it. You were right. Electricity is just what we need. And when we got ours, things are going to be a lot easier around here.

[Martha Granby]

Oh, John, I'm glad you've changed your mind. I don't mind saying that I felt sorry about selling the cow at first, but now I feel better about it. I hope you made a good deal with Mr. Kimball.

[John Granby]

Oh, yes, but it wasn't easy. You know, these farmers around here like to get the best of a city fellow like me. So I had to do some pretty shrewd haggling. It was nip and tuck for a while, but I finally out traded it.

[Martha Granby]

And he took our cow?

[John Granby]

No, I bought his milking machine.

[Martha Granby]

John, what's all in the world is all that junk you're dumping on my nice clean table isn't junk.

[John Granby]

Martha, this is all the electrical equipment I bought to wire the house.

[Martha Granby]

Dad, you could have paid an electrician to do the wiring if you'd sold the cow and not bought that milking.

[John Granby]

Machine, Janice, I can do the wiring by myself. You know, I'm fritzy handy.

[Martha Granby]

If you're so handy, why do you need a milking machine?

[John Granby]

Janice?

[Martha Granby]

John, isn't wiring a house a pretty complicated job?

[John Granby]

Oh, there's nothing to it. Look, I sent for this booklet from the Department of Agriculture. Electric light for the farmstead. Gives you all the directions step by step. Why, with this book, any moron can do it, so why can't I?

[Martha Granby]

What?

[John Granby]

Well, that is, I ought to be able to do anything any other moron can do. Oh, look. Look, instead of heckling me, why don't you help me?

[Martha Granby]

Well, we'll be glad to, dear. Dad, can I have the keys to the car?

[John Granby]

Is that the way you're going to help me by going for a drive?

[Martha Granby]

I'm not going for a drive. I just want to keep the motor warmed up so I can make a fast getaway when I have to get the doctor.

[John Granby]

Very funny. You seem to forget that when we lived in the city, I used to do all the odd jobs around the house. Remember when something went wrong with our television set, who took it apart? Who found out it was the antenna? Who went up to the roof to install a new one?

[Martha Granby]

Who slipped off and cracked three ribs?

[John Granby]

That isn't the point. When I was finished, the set worked, didn't it?

[Martha Granby]

Yes, but you didn't for five months.

[John Granby]

Now, don't worry, Martha. In a few days, you'll be able to use all your appliances and I'll be able to do what Mr. Kimball did. Does?

[Martha Granby]

What does he do?

[John Granby]

He sits on the front porch of his house and milks his cows in the barn.

[Martha Granby]

He must have awfully long arms.

[John Granby]

That's silly. Look, let's not discuss it any further. The power company will be out this week to hook up the lines for the electricity. So I'd better get started with the wiring. Here.

[Martha Granby]

Want me to hold the ladder down?

[John Granby]

Yeah, all right. Father, hand me the hammer.

[Martha Granby]

Oh, yes, yes.

[John Granby]

Thank you.

[Martha Granby]

Oh, John, you really are very handy.

[John Granby]

Naturally. Naturally. It's so nice to have a man around the house. It's so nice to have a man around the house. Smith is so nice.

[Martha Granby]

It's so nice to have a house around a man.

[John Granby]

Okay, Ab, you can put the toolbox away. That's all the wiring I'm going to have to do here in the barn house all wired as I did that yesterday. I think the men from the electric company will be finished stringing the power line by this afternoon. You'll be Able to use that milking machine pretty soon. Yes, yes. Say, Ev, why don't you try it on Bossy and see how she likes it? Oh, Bossy, don't be so oldfashioned. You going to use that contraption on her all the time? No, no, I guess I'll milk her by hand once in a while. Just to sort of keep in touch with. You. Get it? A cows keep in touch with. Pretty funny, no? Oh, forget it. It won't be hard. Come on, come on. Help me drag the machine over here. I want to see how it fits. Only one way it can fit. I know, but I'd like to practice putting it on. Now, let's see. This nozzle goes on like this. This one like this. This one like this. And this one like this. Well, I guess if I can get it on my fingers, I can get it on the cow. No, I. I think. Oh. What is it, Janice?

[Martha Granby]

The man from the power company wants to talk to you.

[John Granby]

I'll be right up there. Ab. Help me take this thing off my finger.

[Martha Granby]

Okay.

[John Granby]

Well, those things fit pretty snugly coming off.

[Martha Granby]

The man's waiting.

[John Granby]

Want me to come down there, Mr. Granby? No, I'll come up there. What you say? I'll come up there.

[Martha Granby]

Get here. I'm coming up there.

[John Granby]

What? Drop dead.

[Martha Granby]

What are you, wise guy?

[John Granby]

Yeah. Mr. Granby, my crew's all finished stringing the line. Yeah, quite a job. We had to string 95ft of cable from the main line to the house. When are you going to turn on the juice? Just soon as you sign this receipt. Why, sure. Let me have it. Oh, yeah. $147. For what? 95ft of cable at a dollar a foot plus labor. You mean I have to pay this? Well, I ain't. Well, I ain't either. I mean, I'm not either. I didn't authorize you to put in any money.

[Martha Granby]

Excitement.

[John Granby]

They want to charge me $147 to connect the electricity. That's our standard charge. Well, I won't pay it. Take it on the poles. Tear off the line.

[Martha Granby]

Dad.

[John Granby]

Get a truck in it.

[Martha Granby]

Dad, if we don't get our electricity from the electric company, where are we going to get it?

[John Granby]

Well, I'll. I'll generate my own power.

[Martha Granby]

And just how are you going to do that?

[John Granby]

I'll use water power. We've got a stream running through the farm.

[Martha Granby]

But, John, how would you get electricity from it? Damn it, John, please lose your temper.

[John Granby]

I didn't. I mean, when you people decide what you're going to do get in touch with a power company of all. I know what I'm going to do. I'm going to.

[Martha Granby]

Now let's look at this sensibly. There is no other place you can get electricity but the power company.

[John Granby]

But $147. Where am I going to get that money done?

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[Martha Granby]

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[John Granby]

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[John Granby]

Oh, no, not bossy.

[Martha Granby]

John, we're going to get that electricity.

[John Granby]

But Martha.

[Martha Granby]

John, we are not going to argue about it.

[John Granby]

But I bought a milking machine.

[Martha Granby]

Use it for something else. What? Give yourself scalp treatment? Now look here, John, my mind is made up.

[John Granby]

All right, all right, Martha. I'll go over and see Mr. Kimball.

[Martha Granby]

Dennis, what time is it? 11 o'. Clock. I'm worried. Dad was so depressed when he left to sell the cow. Do you think he might have gone out? No, he only does that on New Year's Eve. That comment so much to your father. Mother, it was only a cow. The electricity is much more important now. We'll be able to use the washing machine, the dishwasher, the ironer and all the other appliances. Well, I know you're right, Janice, but.

[John Granby]

I. Oh, there's that.

[Martha Granby]

Oh, he looks so sad. I never should have made him do it.

[John Granby]

Well, it's done. Here's Kimball's check. Now you'll have your electricity.

[Martha Granby]

John, I'm really sorry.

[John Granby]

Not half as sorry as I am. I've never done anything like this before. I hope I never have to do it again. My conscience is going to bother me for a long time.

[Martha Granby]

Dad, you shouldn't feel this way. After all, what did you do? What was that?

[John Granby]

Oh, what did I do?

[Martha Granby]

John, wasn't that the call? Yes, but what about this check for $147?

[John Granby]

I borrowed it from Mr. Kimball.

[Martha Granby]

You borrowed it from Mr. Kimball? But Johnny hardly knows you.

[John Granby]

Well, I gave him collateral.

[Martha Granby]

Collateral? What have we got that Mr. Kimble would take as collateral?

[John Granby]

A washing machine, a dishwasher and an iron. Oh, no, We. We join the granby's of Granby's Green Acres. Right after this brief but important message. Prejudice can easily be the wedge which splits a nation's unity. And in these days of world disunity, America must remain a symbol of democratic strength. Watch closely for words of prejudice and stamp them out. Only by individual alertness can our nation safeguard itself against the disease which strikes from within. Accept or reject people on their individual strengths. Now let's return to Granby's Green Acres. Well, Martha, I told you everything would work out all right. We've got our electricity, we still have the cow, and there's your washing machine.

[Martha Granby]

Oh, John, we're just lucky that Mr. Kimball is such a nice man.

[John Granby]

Yes, I'll never be able to thank him for this.

[Martha Granby]

I finished the dishes, Mother. It's such a pleasure to do them in our automatic dishwasher.

[John Granby]

Martha, do you want me to plug in the ironer?

[Martha Granby]

Well, you might. And then when the wash is finished, I can iron a few sheets.

[John Granby]

You see, folks, can you wait till the mine? I want to close up my barn for the night.

[Martha Granby]

All right, Mr. Kimball, and thanks.

[John Granby]

Yeah, thanks, Mr. Kimble. Good night. Good night, Mrs. Oh, good night. With leonard, louise, eric, polly bear, horace murphy and herb. Tune in next week when Mr. Granby bites the love bug. Granby streakers was written by jay summers, jack harvey and dave swift and was directed by jay summers. Music was composed and conducted by opie. Now stay tuned for leave it to drone on k&pbs, the columbia broadcasting system. Foreign.

[Martha Granby]

Can I make my site softer?

[John Granby]

Can I make my site firmer?

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